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Charming Christine Montgomery.
ONE HUNDRED EIGHT
WIN HONOR ROLL PLACES
One hundred and eight students at Clark College won
places on the honor roll for the first semester according to
Registrar E. J. Brantley. In this group are 32 seniors, 25
juniors, 25 sophomores, and 26 freshmen.
To be eligible for the honor roll a student must maintain
an average of 2.00 or above and receive no grade less than “C”
for the semester.
Top favors went to Aaron Fa
vors, Annell Pondor, and Jeannette
Reynolds who made an average of
3.00, or all A’s.
The honor roll, arranged accord
ing to rank, follows: (Seniors)
Elois Suddeath, Atlanta; Kathryn
Cowan, Atlanta; Edwina Banks,
Atlanta; Richardine Carter, Do-
cena, .Ala.; Etoile Shopshire, At-
Vnnta"Charles Stinson, Jr., Atlanta;
Ann Wilson, Atlanta; Jack Bailey,
Atlanta; Henrietta Brothers, Nor
folk, Va.; Fera Kornegay, Hazle-
hurst, Ga.; Juanita Mitchell, Ath
ens, Ga.; Norman Johnson, Cleve
land, Ohio ;Theresa Scott, Char
leston, S. C.; Rebecca Gripper,
Springfield, Mass.; Addie Flora
Brown, Macon, Ga.; Jacqueline
Laughlin, Atlanta; Harold Ward-
law, Atlanta; Marjorie Wellmon,
Gastonia, N. C.; Catherine Chester,
Atlanta; Gwendolyn Meeks, At-
more, Ala.; Nellie F. Walker, At
lanta; Pauline Hale Sullivan, At
lanta ;Elizabeth Johnson, Atlanta;
Mary Mapp, Atlanta; Robert Ricks,
Atlanta; Florence Gill, Atlanta;
Grace Hillard, Atlanta; Emily
Johnson, Columbus; Meriam Noble,
Atlanta; Effie Patrick, Atlanta;
Willie Pearl Robinson, Atlanta.
(Juniors) Maurice Fitts, Bir
mingham, Ala.; Albert Hayward,
Atlanta; Jesse Abner, West Point,
Ga.; Vermelle Olive, Atlanta; Lula
Webb, Charleston, S. C.; Alva
Epps, Macon, Ga.; Irene Ware
Odom, Atlanta Glendora Patterson,
Wilkesboro, N. C. Gloria Matthews,
Miami, Fla. Constance Cottrell, At
lanta James Hudson, Atlanta Geor-
gene Broadnax, Augusta, Ga. Wil
lie Stephenson, Gainesville, Fla.;
Irma Wesley, Huma, Louisiana;
Carmel Green, Atlanta; Sammie
Williams, Macon, Ga.; Margaret
Tate, Alexandria, Va.;<* Claudine
Barnes, Atlanta; Sylvia Lee, At
lanta ;Kathryn Dobbs, Atlanta;
Shirley Kimbrough, Knoxville,
Tenn.; Shirley Ballard, Atlanta;
Goldie Culpepper, Atlanta; Jacque
line Fancher, Birmingham, Ala.
(Sophomores) Mary Frances
Earley, Atlanta; Fred Morgan, At
lanta; Ruth Wesley, Columbus, Ga.;
Laura Jenkins, Jeffersonville, Ind.;
Jacqueline Scott, Atlanta; Ossie
Shephard, Atlanta; Doris Wil
liams, Tampa, Fla.; Preston Mob
ley, Atlanta; Helen Foster, Perry,
Ga.; Margaret Sellers, Atlanta;
David Hudson, Atlanta; Dan Bai
ley, Panama City, Fla.; Moses Nor-
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"Passion Of Peace”
Receives Warm
Reception
“A Passion of Peace,” Clark Col
lege’s Easter Expression which
played before highly appreciative
audiences Thursday and Friday
nights, was an original poetic-
dance drama of deep spiritual
meaning and enduring beauty. It
opened with a Prologue, a Hymn
to Morning, and a reenactment of
the Carriage of the Cross—the
meeting of Veronica and the Naza-
rene, and the Crucifixion.
Following, the central theme—
the search for the four great na
tures of Peace which are eternally
sought and seldom found by man—
unfolded. First to be revealed was
Peace of Heart, which was sought
by Mary Magdalene who, seeking
her Lord before he was crucified,
finds that she is too late. Her con
solation comes as angels appear
and tell her of the Nazarene’s re
membrance of her devotion while
on the cross, and of her appoint
ment to be guide to all those who
seek their Peace through Him.
The plot thickens and the Philos
opher of the World, seeking Peace
of mind, and the Conscience of the
World, seeking Peace of Nations,
appear. They cry their woes be
fore the Shrine of Peace and plead
for its benediction upon them, only
to be told that the sole way to
peace is through Love and that all
things good in Earth or Heaven
find their growth in the soil of
love. The seekers then commit
their hearts, souls, minds and na
tion to love, and invoke the coming
of Peace.
The drama ends with Peace Her
self appearing and reigning the
Benediction of Love upon those
who sought her, and with the com
ing of Evening, which blesses their
Peace in Hallowed Rest.
Chequeta Bell, portraying
“Morning,” and Iva Perry as “Eve
ning,” gave a sensitive and descrip
tive performance. As “Veronica,”
Helen Everett, poignant and ex
pressive, gave the part nobility
and stature.
Interpretting Mary Magdalene,
Virginia Prather gave a touching
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The Clark Panther
VOL. XI APRIL, 1955 ~ No. 3
Students Report More Than
$2,000 To Exceed United
Negro College Fund
Students at Clark College raised more than $2,000.00 for
the United Negro College Fund in the College’s annual drive
which ended last week. When faculty gifts are added, the
College’s goal will be exceeded. The student goal was set at
$793.75, based upon a contribution of $1.25 per student.
The overwhelming success of the campaign may be attrib
uted to the structure of this year’s organization, under the
leadership of Dr. W. H. Hale, General Chairman, and Pro
fessor Wiley S. Bolden, co-chairman, and the cooperative
efforts of the faculty and students. This is the fifth year Dr.
Hale has led the drive to a successful conclusion.
Organized around the theme
“Bread on the Water,” the cam
paign was designed to yield desir
able educative results and reach
the goal at the same time. To
initiate the Drive, President James
P. Brawley explained the signifi
cance of the Drive and enumerated
the benefits it had measured to
member institutions and especially
to Clark. Following, under the di
rection of Co-Chairman Wiley S.
Bolden, a panel was presented in
which certain financial and educa
tional problems related to the
maintenance of the private college
were stressed, and the future of
the UNCF projected. Similarly,
fraternities and sororities took the
initiative to call attention to the
campaign with posters, skits and
exhibits at various times during
the Drive to focus attention on
the importance and significance of
UNCF.
After the students’ overall goal
was established, classes were given
a goal and divided into sub groups
of approximately twelve members
with each sub group having a defi
nite goal. Group leaders empha
sized self-help and the UNCF as
an important American institution.
Seniors Lead
Heading the class contributors
were the seniors, sponsored by Mr.
J. J. Green and Nurse Carolyn
Chandler who reported $413.27 and
$4.54 per capita. Following were
the sophomores with $675.84 and
$3.35 per capita. The junior class
with $279.62 and $2.88 per capita
ranked next, followed by the fresh
man class with $600 and $2.49 per
capita.
The Ivy Leaf Club, Alpha Kappa
Sorority, Kappa Alpha Psi Fra
ternity, the campus chapter of the
NAACP, residents of Holmes Hall,
the German Club, the Philoi Club,
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity contrib
uted a total of $66.50.
For their unprecedented achieve
ment, the senior class enjoyed a
victory ball thereafter in Thayer
Hall’s Recreation Room where
Modern Foreign
Language Week
Observed
Modern Foreign Language Week
was celebrated at Clark College
April 11-16 with a series of events
focusing attention upon the signifi
cance of studying foreign lan
guages and the cultures of the peo
ples whose languages are a part
of Clark’s curriculum.
In planning the week’s activi
ties with Robert Rie, Professor of
German and French, and Mrs. Sara
H. Cureton, Professor of French
and Spanish, Dr. John H. Morrow,
Chairman of the Department of
Modern Languages served as co
ordinator. He indicated that “there
is no longer any question about
the fact that modem foreign lan
guages should be studied in the
public schools, as well a3 in col
leges and universities of the United
States since the mantle of world
leadeership has fallen upon the
shoulders of American citizens.” He
emphasized that “the development
of skill in foreign languages and
the fostering of a better under
standing of the cultural patterns
and thought processes of other na
tions are dictated, not only by
common sense, but also by the will
to survive in a world of shrinking
boundaries.” Foreign Language
Week,” the linguist continued,
“helps focus attention upon what
should be a daily experience in the
lives of American students.”
The Clark observance featured
mainly student projects including a
Spanish Declamation Contest
where Mrs. Cureton’s students of
Spanish competed in offering ora
tions in Spanish. Early in the Week
the Spanish Club presented a pro
gram and at the Week’s end, they
enjoyed a “Fiesta” in the College’s
recreation room.
Other events were highlighted
by cultural hours in the various
French sections. These programs,
Goal
ALPHA KAPPA
MU INDUCTS
SEVEN 4
Three Clark College juniors were
initiated last night into Kappa
Theta chapter of Alpha Kappa Mu
Honorary Society, highest scholas
tic honor organization on the cam
pus. Maurice Fitts of Bessemer,
Alabama; Jeannette Reynolds, of
Miami, Florida, and Lula M. Webb,
of Seneca, South Carolina, were
elected on the basis of their high
scholastic records. Members must
have maintained a 2.3 or above av
erage and must have earned at
least seventy-five semester hours.
A cap and gown, bedecked with the
name of some famous personage in
the candidate’s area of study and
worn for a day signifies entrance
into the group, and a formal cere
mony later rounds out induction ac
tivities. Highest average among
the new members is 2.9, held by
Miss Reynolds.
The neophytes bring a wealth of
talent and leadership to the organ
ization. Miss Fitts, a social science
major, is an assistant in that De
partment. Similarly, she is secre
tary of the SocULScier^e-CIuli,- «ecr_
retary of the Junior Class, record
ing secretary of the Holmes Hall
Senate, a member of the “1955 Pan
ther” staff, and Alpha Kappa Al
pha Sorority.
The Business Forum, Secretarial
Science Club, and the N. A. A. G. P.
are the activities in which Miss
Webb has taken leadership. She has
also served as a Personnel Aide to
help new students become accus
tomed to the campus.
Miss Reynolds, majoring in Eng
lish, is Anti-Basileus of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Secretary
of the Student Government Asso
ciation, Co-editor of the “1955 Pan
ther”, Vice-President of the Lit
erary Symposium, and a member of
Holmes Hall’s Council.
By departments, three of Alpha
Kappa Mu’s members are majoring
in social science, three in English,
two in elementary education, and
one in secretarial science.
Other members of Kappa Theta
Chapter are Annell Ponder, Fera
Lee Kornegay, Mrs. Mary Mapp,
Mrs. Kathryn Cowan, Aaron Fa
vors and Glendora Patterson. Fac
ulty advisors are Professor William
T. Robie of the Department of
Business Administration, and Miss
Samuella Gray, Secretary to the
Dean. Both were initiated in Kap
pa Theta Chapter.
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Clark all “A” Students for the first Semester 1954 - 55. They are (L. to R.) Jeannette
Reynolds, Aaron Favors, and Annell Ponder